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Asylum-seekers pray during Mass at a tent camp along the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, Jan. 9, 2021. The asylum-seekers are in a program where they must remain in Mexico while their cases are heard in U.S. courts. The election of Joe Biden has sparked some optimism their plight may be resolved soon, according to activists working with them. (CNS photo/David Agren)

Asylum-seekers along Mexican border express hope with Biden in office

David Agren|Jan 25, 2021|5 Min Read

A migrant mother from Honduras plays with her 4-month-old child in Tierra Blanca, Mexico, as they wait for a lift to the United States Jan. 27, 2019. The New York Times first reported Central American migrant children who are in the U.S. are being sent to Mexico in an Oct. 30, 2020, story. (CNS photo/Alexandre Meneghini, Reuters)

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Report: Central American migrant children who reach U.S. being sent to Mexico

Rhina Guidos|Nov 3, 2020|2 Min Read

A border fence is seen Sept. 24, 2019, between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Supreme Court to hear cases emerging from Trump's immigration policies

Catholic News Service|Oct 19, 2020|3 Min Read

Migrants line up for a free meal provided by volunteers at a makeshift encampment near the U.S. port of entry at the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, Aug. 24, 2019. (CNS photo/Loren Elliott, Reuters)

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At Mexican camp near U.S. border, asylum-seekers grow more desperate

David Agren|Sep 9, 2020|4 Min Read

Members of the Mexican National Guard in Ciudad Juarez stand near the U.S. border July 6, 2019. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Catholic organizations rush to oppose proposed asylum changes

Rhina Guidos|Jul 16, 2020|5 Min Read

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents look at migrants who crossed illegally into El Paso, Texas, Sept. 18, 2019, to turn themselves in to ask for asylum. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Judge strikes down Trump administration's 'third-country asylum rule'

Catholic News Service|Jul 1, 2020|3 Min Read

Central American migrants sleep outside Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, July 14, 2019, awaiting their U.S. court hearings for asylum. In a 7-2 decision June 25, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled that immigrants whose requests for asylum were rejected may not contest the denials in federal court. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Supreme Court says asylum-seekers can't challenge deportations

Carol Zimmermann|Jun 25, 2020|3 Min Read

A bus driver outside Guatemala City directs people boarding a bus March 19, 2020, after they were deported from the United States. (CNS photo/Fabricio Alonso, Reuters)

U.S. deporting Guatemalans has led to spread of COVID-19, report says

Rhina Guidos|Jun 24, 2020|4 Min Read

A U.S. Border Patrol agent is seen in Mission, Texas, July 1, 2019. The Trump administration is scheduled to formally publish more stringent asylum rules June 15, 2020, and allow 30 days for public comment.(CNS photo/Loren Elliott, Reuters)

White House to issue more stringent asylum rules

Rhina Guidos|Jun 12, 2020|3 Min Read

Migrants in the "Remain in Mexico" program line up at the Paso del Norte Mexico-U.S. border bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 21, 2020, to reschedule their United States immigration hearings during the coronavirus pandemic. Catholics who work with migrants on both sides of the border say they are not surprised by the U.S. decision to extend restrictions on nonessential crossings. (CNS photo/Jose Luis Gonzalez, Reuters)

Homeland Security decision doesn't surprise Catholics working at border

David Agren|May 21, 2020|4 Min Read

Sister Norma Pimentel, director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, speaks with a young resident of a tent camp housing some 2,500 asylum seekers in Matamoros, Mexico, Feb. 29, 2020. Sister Norma leads teams providing support for the camp, which is occupied by people forced to stay on the Mexican side of the border while their asylum claims are heard in U.S. courts. (CNS photo/David Agren)

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Churches work to alleviate suffering of people who 'Remain in Mexico'

David Agren|Mar 4, 2020|5 Min Read

Migrants, who are asylum-seekers sent back to Mexico from the U.S. under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy, are seen at provisional campsite near the Rio Bravo in Matamoros, Mexico, Feb. 27, 2020. The policy is officially named Migrant Protection Protocols, or MPP. (CNS photo/Daniel Becerril, Reuters)

Court briefly blocks 'Remain in Mexico' policy, then stays ruling

Catholic News Service|Mar 2, 2020|3 Min Read

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